getsops/sops · error

failed to parse %q: %w

Error message

failed to parse %q: %w

What it means

Error "failed to parse %q: %w" thrown in getsops/sops.

Source

Thrown at age/ssh_parse.go:40

// readPublicKeyFile attempts to read a public key based on the given private
// key path. It assumes the public key is in the same directory, with the same
// name, but with a ".pub" extension. If the public key cannot be read, an
// error is returned.
func readPublicKeyFile(privateKeyPath string) (ssh.PublicKey, error) {
	publicKeyPath := privateKeyPath + ".pub"
	f, err := os.Open(publicKeyPath)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to obtain public %q key for %q SSH key: %w", publicKeyPath, privateKeyPath, err)
	}
	defer f.Close()
	contents, err := io.ReadAll(f)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read %q: %w", publicKeyPath, err)
	}
	pubKey, _, _, _, err := ssh.ParseAuthorizedKey(contents)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse %q: %w", publicKeyPath, err)
	}
	return pubKey, nil
}

// parseSSHIdentityFromPrivateKeyFile returns an age.Identity from the given
// private key file. If the private key file is encrypted, it will configure
// the identity to prompt for a passphrase.
func parseSSHIdentityFromPrivateKeyFile(keyPath string) (age.Identity, error) {
	keyFile, err := os.Open(keyPath)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open file: %w", err)
	}
	defer keyFile.Close()
	contents, err := io.ReadAll(keyFile)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read file: %w", err)
	}
	id, err := agessh.ParseIdentity(contents)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at age/ssh_parse.go:40 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Parsing and encoding errors: unexpected token, malformed input — why parsers reject input and how to find the real culprit.

AI-assisted analysis of getsops/sops@13442bb981 (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0b4f85472666182d. Report an issue: GitHub.